Question 1

What does Micro Focus do?

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Micro Focus is an enterprise software company.

Question 2

In what sectors does Micro Focus operate?

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Micro Focus operates in Data Center, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Security.

Question 3

How many companies has Micro Focus acquired?

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Micro Focus has made 14 acquisitions between 1998-2020, with a total disclosed deal value of $11.85B.

Question 4

How many acquisitions does Micro Focus make in a year?

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Over the last 5 years, Micro Focus has made about 1.4 acquisitions per year.

Question 5

What companies are owned by Micro Focus?

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Companies acquired by Micro Focus include ATAR Labs, Interset, Covertix, COBOL-IT, GWAVA, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software, Serena Software, Authasas, and 6 more.

Question 6

What are Micro Focus's major acquisitions?

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Micro Focus's largest acquisitions include Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software ($8.8B, 2016), Attachmate ($2.35B, 2014), Serena Software ($540M, 2016), Borland ($75M, 2009).

Question 7

What is Micro Focus's largest acquisition?

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Micro Focus's largest disclosed acquisition is Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software for $8.8B (2016).

Question 8

What was Micro Focus's first acquisition?

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Micro Focus's first recorded acquisition was Intersolv, Inc. in 1998.

Question 9

What was Micro Focus's most recent acquisition?

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Micro Focus's most recent acquisition is ATAR Labs, announced July 2020 for $15M.

Question 10

What is the average deal size for Micro Focus acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for Micro Focus acquisitions is $1.69B.

Question 11

What is the median deal size for Micro Focus acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for Micro Focus acquisitions is $75M. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 12

How much has Micro Focus spent on acquisitions?

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Micro Focus has spent at least $11.85B across its disclosed acquisitions (of 14 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 13

Which sector has Micro Focus spent the most on?

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Micro Focus has committed the most disclosed capital to Software companies — about $11.84B across its deals in that sector.

Question 14

What sectors does Micro Focus usually acquire in?

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Micro Focus most frequently acquires companies in Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology.

Question 15

In which sector has Micro Focus made the most acquisitions?

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Micro Focus has made the most acquisitions in the Software sector.

Question 16

In which year did Micro Focus make the most acquisitions?

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Micro Focus made the most acquisitions in 2016, with 3 deals.

Acquiree Name			Acquirer Name	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Terms	Acquiree Industries	Acquiree Hq City	Acquiree Hq Country	Acquiree Description		Acquiree Number Of Employees	Acquirer Industries	Acquirer Hq Country	Acquirer Number Of Employees	Acquirer Ipo Status		Acquiree Website
ATAR Labs	$15M	2020-07-07	Micro Focus	Acquisition	—	Cyber Security Information Services Information Technology Security	London	United Kingdom	ATAR Labs builds next generation SOAR platforms. ATAR helps …	2017-09-01	11-50	Data Center Data Management Enterprise Software Information Technology Security Software	United Kingdom	10001+	Public	14	www.atarlabs.io/
Interset	—	2019-02-15	Micro Focus	Acquisition	—	Analytics Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big Data Cyber Security Machine Learning Predictive Analytics	Ottawa	Canada	Interset is a security analytics company.	2015-03-10	51-100	Data Center Data Management Enterprise Software Information Technology Security Software	United Kingdom	10001+	Public	14	interset.ai
Covertix	—	2018-09-01	Micro Focus	Acquisition	—	Cyber Security Enterprise Software Security	New York	United States	Covertix provides seamless control & transparent protection …	2006-01-01	11-50	Data Center Data Management Enterprise Software Information Technology Security Software	United Kingdom	10001+	Public	14	www.covertix.com
COBOL-IT	—	2017-12-19	Micro Focus	Acquisition	—	Information Services Information Technology	Paris	France	COBOL-IT, a strategic vendor of open-source COBOL solutions.	2008-01-01	11-50	Data Center Data Management Enterprise Software Information Technology Security Software	United Kingdom	10001+	Public	14	www.cobol-it.com/
GWAVA	—	2016-10-04	Micro Focus	Acquisition	—	Cyber Security Enterprise Software Security	Montréal	Canada	GWAVA delivers messaging security, unified archiving and ret…	2001-01-01	1-10	Data Center Data Management Enterprise Software Information Technology Security Software	United Kingdom	10001+	Public	14	www.gwava.com/

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